Buddha takes Beliefnet’s Politic-O-Matic quiz …

OK, we admit, Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha did not actually log in and take Beliefnet’s fun self-diagnostic exam. But we were curious whether he was a Republican or a Democrat. So, we focused on a lotus blossom and with a small measure of enlightenment, attempted to take the test on behalf of the Sage of the Śākyas.

How would Buddha vote?

But what about the third question? “What is your attitude towards the institution of marriage?” Given his own domestic situation and his attitude about being non-judgmental and not interfering in the personal decisions of others, it seems likely Buddha would choose: “If two people love one another they should be allowed to marry, regardless of sexual orientation.”However, we really can’t find anywhere that he spoke to the issue. So, we will answer that he would give it a low priority.